Title: Volunteers from seven states will help build new Florida church facility
Date: February 24, 2000
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: news@cm.disciples.org
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MELBOURNE, Fla. (DNS) -- More than 140 volunteers from seven states will head to Florida to help construct a new building for Mission Cristiana de Palm Bay, a growing Disciples congregation outside of Orlando.
The volunteer component of the building project, organized by the Vision Builders! Construction program will be stretched over 8-12 weeks beginning in March.
The dates and arrangements have been chosen to maximize the impact of spring break trips to Florida by young adult, youth and campus ministry groups. Students are being invited to join "Road Trippin' 2000," the theme of this volunteer effort.
Retired persons also are being encouraged to join what's being called the "Great Disciples Caravan." This is an effort in which RV travelers can stop in for a few days or weeks to work with the Florida new congregation building effort.
Volunteers are needed for three Super Saturday blitz builds on April 8, April 22, and May 6. Super Saturdays offer opportunities for local families to volunteer for one day and provide skilled and unskilled labor.
"We need more volunteers, especially for the Super Saturdays," said C. Douglas Smith, Winchester, Va., Vision Builders! Construction volunteers coordinator. "Volunteers are needed for painting and dry wall (installation), plus installing floors."
Mission Cristiana de Palm Bay is a seven-year-old congregation with more than 100 worshiping participants in a growing area of Hispanic residents. The congregation will dedicate its new facility in June.
For more information on how you can become a Vision Builders! Construction volunteer, contact Anne Campbell at the Vision Builders! Construction office, 800-274-1883, or email C. Douglas Smith at dsmith@dhm.disciples.org .
Vision Builders! Construction coordinates volunteers in helping to build church facilities with new congregations. The program is a joint partnership between New Congregation Establishment of Board of Church Extension and Volunteers in Mission of Homeland Ministries.
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